Economical

- slow to industrialise
-failed to create railway

 
Social Structure

- Peasants took majority of the workload in Russia but they had terrible living and working conditions

 
Geographical

- lack of efficient farming area which was their only income
- the constant risk of invasion

 
Absolute Monarchy

- rule by one person who only answers to God

 
Censorship

- no freedom of speech or religion
- conservativeness of Tsarist Russia; conformism

 
Organised Violence Against Jews and Other Unaccepted Groups

- demonstrates how people were too scared to rebel

 
Bureacracy

- Tsarist orders were implemented and enforced by provincial governors and bureaucrats

 
Government

- all officials were chosen by the Romanov family

 
Orthodox Church

- the Tsar was believed to be God on Earth which the Church reinforced